A Time When Football Clubs Made Statements On The Pitch

On this day in 1980, Celtic thumped Hibernian 5-0 in the semi final of the Scottish Cup. The result made a statement to Scottish football, Celtic meant business and were out to win the trophy.

Rangers also won that day, beating Aberdeen to set up a Glasgow derby cup final, which the ‘Gers lost and then a riot ensured, but that’s another story!

Over 32,000 people went to Hampden Park for the game, in which George Best couldn’t even inspire a Hibernian side that performed dreadfully on the day.

Bobby Lennox put Celtic ahead inside nine minutes, and the rest of the half was cagey. In the second 45 it was a different story as Provan, Doyle, MacLeod and McAdam gave Celtic a tremendous 5-0 victory.

The journalists of the time had some football news to report, which must have been interesting rather than fundraising for certain club’s ink supplies to write out daily statements.

Posted by Glasgow Celtic Supporters page on Tuesday, December 31, 2019

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About Author

Hailing from an Irish background, I grew up on the English south coast with the good fortune to begin watching Celtic during the Martin O'Neill era. I have written four Celtic books since the age of 19: Our Stories & Our Songs: The Celtic Support, Take Me To Your Paradise: A History Of Celtic-Related Incidents & Events, Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys: Celtic's Founding Fathers, First Season & Early Stars, and The Holy Grounds of Glasgow Celtic: A Guide To Celtic Landmarks & Sites Of Interest. These were previously sold in Waterstones and official Celtic FC stores, and are now available on Amazon.

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